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Hmm. Not much detail there. Is the ruling that special counsels violate the Constitution, or just that this one did? I predict an appeal...

• ksherlock 2y ago
  "The Appointments Clause sets as a default rule that all “Officers of the United States”—whether “inferior” or “principal”—must be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Id. It then goes on to direct that “Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in Heads of Departments.”" It would apply to all special counsels unless confirmed by the Senate (or congress passes a law allowing the Attorney General to appoint special counsel)
• JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > Is the ruling that special counsels violate the Constitution, or just that this one did? The Ethics in Government Act did expire in 1999 [1]. But I’d think that just means Smith reports to Garland and Biden, versus having the autonomy he had before. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_in_Government_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_in_Government_Act